PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:  8 August 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR2000037969

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual.  

	Mr. Carl W. S. Chun		Director	
	Mr. Vic Whitney		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Stanley Kelley		Chairperson	
	Mr. James E. Anderholm		Member	
	Mr. Ronald E. Blakely		Member	

	The applicant and counsel if any, did not appear before the Board.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military 
                records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

FINDINGS:

1.  The applicant has exhausted or the Board has waived the requirement for exhaustion of all administrative remedies afforded by existing law or regulations.

2.  The applicant requests, in effect, that his military education be added to his separation document (DD Form 214).

3.  The applicant states that the schools he attended were not put on his 
DD Form 214.  He provides copies of certificates for training, awards, and appreciation in support of his application.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted and entered active duty on 11 October 1983.  He continued to serve on active duty and reenlisted on 12 August 1988.  He served in Germany from 28 September 1988 to 18 September 1990.

5.  On 25 November 1992, the applicant requested discharge for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-martial for 276 days AWOL.  The request was approved and he was separated under other than honorable conditions on 15 January 1993.

6.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not reflect his foreign service of 1 year, 11 months and 20 days, his military education, and is missing numerous awards that are a matter of record.

7.  The available records clearly show that the applicant attended Medical Specialist training for 10 weeks in 1984, Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC) for 4 weeks in 1988, and Practical Nurse training for 52 weeks, graduating in 1988.

8.  Additionally, the applicant was awarded the Air Assault Badge, the Expert Field Medical Badge, the basic Airborne Badge, two awards of the Good Conduct Medal and four awards of the Army Achievement Medal (AAM w/3rd OLC).

9.  Army Regulation 635-5 provides the policy for preparation of separation documents, including the DD Form 214.  It provides for entering the total amount of foreign service in block 12f., recording all authorized decorations, medals, badges, and ribbons in block 13, and in-service training courses successfully completed in block 14.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant served 1 year, 11 months, and 20 days of foreign service and block 12f. of his DD Form 214 should be corrected.

2.  The applicant was awarded the Air Assault Badge, the Expert Field Medical Badge, the basic Airborne Badge, two awards of the Good Conduct Medal and four awards of the Army Achievement Medal (AAM w/3rd OLC) and he is entitled to have them added to his DD Form 214.

3.  The applicant successfully completed Medical Specialist training for 10 weeks in 1984, PLDC for 4 weeks in 1988, and Practical Nurse training for 52 weeks, graduating in 1988, and he is entitled to have them added to block 14 of his 
DD Form 214.

4.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case for the individual be corrected by:

	a.  adding his foreign service to show 1 year, 11 months and 20 days;

	b.  adding the Air Assault Badge, the Expert Field Medical Badge, the basic Airborne Badge, two awards of the Good Conduct Medal and the Army Achievement Medal (AAM w/3rd OLC) to block 13 of his DD Form 214; and

	c.  adding the Medical Specialist training for 10 weeks in 1984, PLDC for 4 weeks in 1988, and Practical Nurse training for 52 weeks, graduating in 1988, to block 14 of his DD Form 214.

BOARD VOTE:  

__sk___  ___ja__  ___rb_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		___Stanley Kelley____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000037969	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000808	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT PLUS	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.07	
2.	107.00	
3.	118.00	
4.		
5.		
6.